[Congressional Bills 117th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 4515 Introduced in Senate (IS)]
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117th CONGRESS
2d Session
S. 4515
To require the Secretary of Energy to stipulate, as a condition on the
sale at auction of any crude oil from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve,
that the crude oil not be exported to certain countries, and for other
purposes.
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IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
July 13, 2022
Mr. Cruz (for himself, Mrs. Blackburn, Mr. Hawley, Ms. Ernst, Mr.
Lankford, Mr. Kennedy, Mr. Marshall, Mr. Inhofe, and Mrs. Hyde-Smith)
introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources
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A BILL
To require the Secretary of Energy to stipulate, as a condition on the
sale at auction of any crude oil from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve,
that the crude oil not be exported to certain countries, and for other
purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``No Emergency Crude Oil for Foreign
Adversaries Act''.
SEC. 2. CONDITION ON AUCTION OF CRUDE OIL FROM THE STRATEGIC PETROLEUM
RESERVE.
(a) Definitions.--In this section:
(1) Bidder.--The term ``bidder'' means an individual or
entity bidding or intending to bid at an auction of crude oil
from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve.
(2) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary
of Energy.
(3) Strategic petroleum reserve.--The term ``Strategic
Petroleum Reserve'' means the Strategic Petroleum Reserve
established under part B of title I of the Energy Policy and
Conservation Act (42 U.S.C. 6231 et seq.).
(b) Prohibition on Export of SPR Crude Oil to Certain Countries.--
(1) In general.--Notwithstanding any other provision of
law, including section 161 of the Energy Policy and
Conservation Act (42 U.S.C. 6241), and subject to paragraph
(2), with respect to the drawdown and sale at auction of any
crude oil from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve after the date
of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall require, as a
condition of any such sale, that the crude oil not be exported
to--
(A) the People's Republic of China;
(B) the Russian Federation;
(C) the Democratic People's Republic of Korea; or
(D) the Islamic Republic of Iran.
(2) Waiver.--
(A) In general.--On application by a bidder, the
Secretary may waive, prior to the date of the
applicable auction, the condition described in
paragraph (1) with respect to the sale of crude oil to
that bidder at that auction.
(B) Requirement.--The Secretary may issue a waiver
under subparagraph (A) only if the Secretary determines
that the waiver is in the interest of the national
security of the United States.
(C) Applications.--
(i) In general.--A bidder desiring a waiver
under subparagraph (A) shall submit to the
Secretary an application--
(I) not later than the date that is
30 days before the date of the
applicable auction; and
(II) in such form and containing
such information as the Secretary may
require.
(ii) Deadline for decision.--The Secretary
shall determine whether to approve or deny an
application submitted under clause (i) by the
date that is 30 days after the date on which
the application is submitted.
(c) Report.--Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of
this Act, the Secretary shall submit to the Committee on Energy and
Natural Resources of the Senate and the Committees on Energy and
Commerce and Natural Resources of the House of Representatives a report
describing--
(1) the route to destination and place of refinement of all
crude oil sold at auction from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve
since November 23, 2021; and
(2) the ownership of the refinement facilities at which
crude oil described in paragraph (1) was refined.
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